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995643
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b750013
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The Cambridge companion to the African novel /\ edited by F. Abiola Irele.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge companions to topics
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xxii, 282 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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052167168X
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: 0521855608
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: 9780521671682
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: 9780521855600
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: perspectives on the African novel / F. Abiola Irele -- The oral-literate interface / Olakunle George -- Chinua Achebe and the African novel / Dan Izevbaye -- Protest and resistance / Barbara Harlow -- The Afrikaans novel / Christopher Warnes -- The African novel in Arabic / Shaden M. Tageldin -- The francophone novel in North Africa / Bernard Aresu -- The francophone novel in sub-Saharan Africa / Lydie Moudileno -- The African historical novel / M. Keith Booker -- Magical realism and the African novel / Ato Quayson -- The African novel and the feminine condition / Nana Wilson-Tagoe -- Autobiography and Bildungsroman in African literature / Apollo Amoko -- The postcolonial condition / Phyllis Taoua -- New voices, emerging themes / Dominic Thomas -- The critical reception of the African novel / Harry Garuba.
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| Abstract
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This volume provides an overview of the key novels and novelists of the continent, covering multiple cultures and languages.
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Achebe, Chinua-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Achebe, Chinua,1930-2013.
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Andrae, A.
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Coetzee, J. M.,1940-Criticism and interpretation.
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Mahfuz, Najib,1911-2006-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Soyinka, Wole-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Tutuola, Amos-- Criticism and interpretation.
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African fiction-- History and criticism.
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17.76 history of world literature.
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Africa.
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literary criticism.
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novels.
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17.76 history of world literature.
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Africa.
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African fiction-- History and criticism.
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African fiction.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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literary criticism.
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novels.
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Roman.
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Roman.
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Novels (literature)
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Africa.
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Afrika
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Afrika.
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North Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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809.30096
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| LC Classification
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PL8010.6.C36 2009
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17.76bcl
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EP 20165rvk
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HP 1266rvk
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Irele, Abiola.
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| Parallel Title
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African novel
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